Grad Student in Ed Admin @UManitoba, Ward 4 Trustee @WinnipegSD, Columnist @WinnipegNews, Teacher @pembinatrails, Anthem singer @RRC, Autism mom, love warrior.
Winnipeg MB
Joined May 2018
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Well. I'm making the move. Find me on Bluesky: @metismamamb.bsky.social
"The phone calls and newspaper clippings, the attempts to understand one another, emails sent days and weeks after publication: the pebbles we carry and drop for others to find." My latest in
@WinnipegNews
winnipegfreepress.com/opinio…
Imposter syndrome, columnist edition:
Me: Ugh, column for tomorrow is terrible
Husband: Let me read it
Me: It's awful. Feels like I have no idea how to do this.
Husband: (reads) It's literally about how you know how to do this, while showing how well you do this.
Me: LIES! LIES!
“I’ve experienced two feelings. First a kind of powerlessness from working in an industry with waning influence amid shifting consumption patterns. Second is the notion that the craft, rigor, and mission of traditional journalism matter more than ever” theatlantic.com/technology/a…
“Our veterans from the last major threat to democracy are dwindling, and so too, it seems, is our collective memory of the dangers of totalitarianism.”
My latest in today’s Winnipeg Free Press
winnipeg-can.newsmemory.com/…
It is always a thrill and an honour to sing the anthem at @RRC Polytechnic convocations, even when it doesn’t go perfectly! Congratulations, graduates!
Methinks there may be profit in a ferry business in this town.
winnipegfreepress.com/breaki…
Our local newspaper is entirely independent. Folks who are upset by the circumstances surrounding WaPo’s actions could take affirmative action by subscribing to the Winnipeg Free Press or their own local news source. @WinnipegNews
This sounds amazing. What a great idea.
Calling all high school educators —teachers, librarians, coaches, counselors, administrators, or anyone who works in a school with teens:
SHOW or TELL us what you job is like by Oct 4 for our 1st-ever challenge open to adults.
nytimes.com/2023/08/16/learn…
I’d feel compelled to write a column about this, except I already wrote a column about it when it last burned.
winnipegfreepress.com/local/…
Winnipeg’s dedication to our own stories is imperilled again and again, at any moment our doomsday clock to remember who we are is stuck at 11:59pm. My latest in the Free Press
Preserving past reminds us who we are as we build future – Winnipeg Free Press winnipegfreepress.com/opinio…
This photo sums up our life together perfectly. Too much on the go, house literally falling down around us, but eff it all, break out the roses and the champagne, cue the band, because this is our one precious life and just the fact that we get to live it is worth celebrating.
So nice to see the new owner of the Sherbrook Hotel is taking such pride in his property. It’s been like this for weeks now. Disgusting.
